William Brown Street
Appearance
William Brown Street | |
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Liverpool Cultural Quarter | |
![]() William Brown Street as viewed from the Queensway Tunnel | |
Type | Street and public square |
Location | Liverpool city centre |
Coordinates | 53°24′34″N 02°58′54″W / 53.40944°N 2.98167°W |
Built | 1860 |
Architectural style(s) | Victorian Neoclassical |
William Brown Street in Liverpool, England, is a road that is remarkable for its concentration of public buildings. It is sometimes referred to as the "Cultural Quarter".
Originally known as Shaw's Brow, a coaching road east from the city, it is named after William Brown, a local MP and philanthropist, who in 1860 donated land in the area for the building of a library and museum. This area gives its name as the William Brown Street conservation area.
Buildings of note
[edit]The conservation area contains:
- William Brown Library and Museum — housing part of World Museum Liverpool and part of Liverpool Central Library
- College of Technology and Museum Extension — part of World Museum Liverpool
- Picton Reading Room and Hornby Library — part of Liverpool Central Library
- Walker Art Gallery
- County Sessions House
- The Wellington Memorial
- The Steble Fountain
- St George's Hall
- St John's Gardens
- Entrance to Queensway Tunnel
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to William Brown Street.
- "William Brown St Conservation Area". Liverpool World Heritage City. Archived from the original on 26 April 2015.